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Glossary of Terms
10Base5 (10 Mbps, baseband, 500 meter): one of
several physical media specified by 802.3 for use in an Ethernet
local area network LAN); consists of Thickwire coaxial cable with a
maximum segment length of 500 meters
10Base2 (10 Mbps, baseband, 185 meter): one of
several physical media specified by IEEE 802.3 for use in an
Ethernet local area network LAN); consists of Thickwire coaxial
cable with a maximum segment length of 185 meters
10BaseT (10 Mbps, baseband, unshielded
twisted-pair): one of several physical media specified by
IEEE 802.3 for use in an Ethernet local area network (LAN); is
ordinary telephone twisted pair wire
100BaseT (100 Mbps, baseband, unshielded
twisted-pair): one of several physical media specified by
IEEE 802.3 for use in an Ethernet local area network (LAN);
referred to as Fast Ethernet because of its higher transmission
speed
10 GbE (10 Gigabit Ethernet): an IEEE 802.3
Ethernet local area
